Breakdown of آن تیم حرفهای میتوانست رکورد را بشکند و جام را ببرد.
و
and
آن
that
راrâ
definite direct object marker
بردنbordan
to take (away, carry)
Questions & Answers about آن تیم حرفهای میتوانست رکورد را بشکند و جام را ببرد.
Why do we use the past continuous میتوانست with the present subjunctive بشکند?
To talk about past ability ('could' or 'was able to'), Farsi uses the past continuous form of توانستن (tavânestan) followed by the main verb in the present subjunctive. Even though the ability was in the past, the second verb takes the present subjunctive, just like when you use 'can' in the present tense.
Why is the last verb, ببرد, also in the subjunctive form?
ببرد is the present subjunctive of بردن (bordan - to win or take). It is in the subjunctive because it is connected by و (and) to the 'could' (میتوانست) from the first part of the sentence. The sentence literally means the team could break the record and [could] win the cup.
Why do both 'record' (رکورد) and 'cup' (جام) have را after them?
The word را marks a specific direct object. Because the team is breaking 'the' record and winning 'the' cup, both nouns need را to show they are the specific, known targets of those verbs. If they were just breaking 'a' record, we would drop the را.
How is the adjective in تیم حرفهای formed?
حرفه (herfe) means 'profession' or 'trade'. Adding the suffix ای turns it into the adjective حرفهای (professional). It is linked to تیم (team) with the invisible grammatical vowel 'e' called the ezafe, which makes the whole phrase sound like 'tim-e herfe'i'.